Where does Max Hodak work?

Max Hodak is Founder/CEO of Transcriptic.

What companies did Max Hodak found?

Max Hodak founded Transcriptic.

What companies has Max Hodak invested in?

Investments tracked here include FloydHub, Mindstate Design Labs.

Where did Max Hodak go to school?

Max Hodak studied at Duke University (BSE, Biomedical Engineering).

Max Hodak

InvestorFounder

Founder/CEO at Transcriptic

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedTranscriptic · YC

30 Under 30 2015 · Healthcare

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11,181 people in our graph share verified history with Max — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Abdo John HajjunlockedMax: together at Science (2025–2026)

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Max: together at Transcriptic

About

Max Hodak is the Founder and CEO of Science. He studied biomedical engineering at Duke University, where he worked on electrophysiology in rhesus monkeys to develop brain-machine interfaces.

Founder/CEO at Transcriptic YC W15

Intro paths

Max went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Transcriptic's investors · 7

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks Digital ScienceLondon GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks IA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015

Experience

ScienceFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
NeuralinkCofounder & President2017 — 2021
TranscripticFounder & CEO2012 — 2017Menlo Park
Duke University Medical CenterResearch Assistant2008 — 2012
MyFitCofounder, CEO2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Python22Start-ups12Product Management2JavaScript4Java5MySQL1PHP8Mac OS X1Programming3Linux2Ruby on Rails11Web Development4

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CSSData AnalysisGitBiotechnologyLaboratory AutomationNeuroscienceElectrophysiologyRubyScalaMatlabC++Robotics

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Investments

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FloydHub Mindstate Design Labs

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Hodak?: Max Hodak is the Founder and CEO of Science. He studied biomedical engineering at Duke University, where he worked on electrophysiology in rhesus monkeys to develop brain-machine interfaces.
Where does Max Hodak work?: Max Hodak is Founder/CEO of Transcriptic.
What companies did Max Hodak found?: Max Hodak founded Transcriptic.
What companies has Max Hodak invested in?: Investments tracked here include FloydHub, Mindstate Design Labs.
Where did Max Hodak go to school?: Max Hodak studied at Duke University (BSE, Biomedical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,522

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Duke University mafia347

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Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1 Zach PerretBSFounded Plaid David CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +7 George ChurchXray Crystallography 5 publications with Sung-Hou KimFounded Editas Medicine +5 Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2 Chloe Marie SongerBachelor of ArtsFounded Thousand Fell +2

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Same school

Also attended Duke University949

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of Mischief Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Ayaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Science7

Abdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Kevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta Capital Mark PavlyukovskyyFrom a kid who didn't speak English to a founder shipping products in 70 countries to an investor backing the next generation of builders.Hisham ElhaddadManaging Partner at HOF Capital Alan MardinlyScience Advisor at Overwater Ventures Llc Tim GardnerVenture Partner at PsyMed Ventures

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Also worked at Neuralink25

Michael RobinsonInvestor at Craft Ventures Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32 Abdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ Chris ShanahanPrincipal at DFJ Mo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One Ventures

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Also worked at Transcriptic5

Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures Brad GillespieManaging Partner at IA Ventures John RichardsInvestor at STARTUP IGNITION VENTURES Armen A. VidianManaging Partner at Recode Ventures Mukund TibrewalaFounder at Salient

Also worked at Duke University Medical Center19

June AlmenoffInvestor at 82VS Aftab KheraniManaging Partner at Ajax Health Emma HeckenbergAnalyst at Solas BioVentures Garheng KongInvestor at HealthQuest Capital Laura DavisManaging Director at Golden Seeds Sajith WickramasekaraFounder/CEO at Benchling

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